Review
'Grant is a lucid, stimulating writer . . . Grant really is gifted: her prose is accessible, vivid, upbeat, sensible and constantly thought-provoking. She pays attention to big issues but never loses sight of the everyday details that define who we are . . . Ultimately, it is this intensity that lifts the novel above others of its ilk' --Lucy Atkins, The Sunday Times
'A gripping family saga stylishly told. Postwar California, Oxford and London are re-created superbly and brightly' --Melissa Katsoulis, The Times
'Her best novel so far' --Lesley McDowell, The Financial Times
'My only complaint? I fear I may not read a better book all year' --Rosamund Urwin, Evening Standard
'That Grant can so vividly encapsulate the lives and times of her characters in less than 350 pages is testimony to her skill as a writer and perceptive observer of human behaviour' --Catherine Heaney, Irish Times
'A gripping family saga stylishly told. Postwar California, Oxford and London are re-created superbly and brightly' --Melissa Katsoulis, The Times
'Her best novel so far' --Lesley McDowell, The Financial Times
'My only complaint? I fear I may not read a better book all year' --Rosamund Urwin, Evening Standard
'That Grant can so vividly encapsulate the lives and times of her characters in less than 350 pages is testimony to her skill as a writer and perceptive observer of human behaviour' --Catherine Heaney, Irish Times
Book Description
* The exquisitely crafted new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS - the thoughtful and engaging story of a London family from the late sixties to the present
